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(No Model.) 2 Sheets--Sheet 1.

J. GIBBONS.

OILER FOR GAR AXLES.

No. 365,063. Patented June 21, 1887.

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J. GIBBONS.

OILER FOR GARAXLES. No. 365,063. Patented June 21, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN GIBBONS, OF VEST TROY, NE\V YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE MENEELY HARDVARE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

OILER FOR CAR-AXLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,063, dated June 21, 1887.

Application filed November 10, 1886. Serial No. QlELlflT. (Nonmdel) To all whom, it may concern: and the function of the parts is described as Be it known that 1, JOHN GIBBONS, of the follows: village of W'est Troy, county of Albany, State The letter A designates the earaxle; B, the of New York, have invented new and useful car-axlejournal-box. Improvements in Car-Axle Oilers, of which D indicates the bearing; 0, the axle-collar; 55

the following is a specification. I, the journal-box cover; P, the pedestal jaw,

My invention relates to improvements in and K the journal-bearing key. that class of ear-axle oilersin which thelubri- The letter F designates a frame composed cant is brought to contact with the axle by of theuppcrpart, f, and thelower, f. These means of rollers turning with their surfaces two parts of the frame are hinged, as shown at 0 impinging upon the axle. As heretofore con- H, and the lettersS designate springs arranged structed this class of devices is made to disbetween these two parts of the frame, as shown tribute oil to the rollers by means of a chain in Letters Patent granted to me February 10, belt, which at its upper stretch runs on the 1885.

I5 rollershaft between the rollers with its lower The letters It designate rollers having a 65 stretehrunningin the lubricantin thejournalshaft, S, which shaft is ribbed or grooved lonbox, the rollers being forced upwardly to congitudinally where between the rollers at o, and tact with the axle either by means of aspring is made with journals J, where extended beor a weighted arm, the chain by its movement yond the rollers. These journals have beartaking up lubricant and conveying it to the ings I) made in the saddle O, which latter at roller-shaft, from which it was distributed to p" is pivoted to the sides of the upper frame the axle. Vhena chain is thus used, if fibers part, f, so that the roller-shaft and its rollers of waste or leaves, dirt, or any other material R are free toturnin its bearings,and the saddle, oflike kind enter the journal-box they serve to in which the latter are arranged, is free to adinterfere withtheproper working of the chain, just pivotally in the frame partf. and to remedy these difficulties is the object of The letters M designate a ring, that on its my invention. inner edge is serrated, as indicated at 2', and

Accompanying this specification, to form a this ring is arranged to rest interiorly on the part of it, there are two plates of drawings outer surface of the shaft 8* of the rollers B, so

0 containing four figures illustrating my inventhat as said rollers and shaft are turned by the tion, with the same designation of parts by traction engagement of the rollers with the letter-reference used in all of them. axle the ribs '0 in said shaft will engage with Of these illustrations, Figure 1 is a perspecthe inner serrated edge of said ring and cause tive of an oiler mechanism containing my init to rotate also. The lower part of this ring 5 vention, shown as removed from thejournal- M is immersed in the lubricant L, contained box. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the in the journal-box, and as said ring is turned, mechanism illustrated at Fig. 1, but in this as before described, it carries up and deposits representation shown with the two parts of lubricant upon the shaft S, from which it is the framepressed together for insertion within distributed to the rollers R, and thence to the 40 thejournal-box, or as itwouldappearinjackaxle A. This ring M hangs loosely on the ing up the car. Fig. 3 shows a side elevation shaft S" in a vertical position. of the mechanism inserted within the car-axle The letter N indicates a tripping frame, journal'box with the latter and its connected adapted to engage with one side of said ring parts shown in section. Fig. 4 shows a see when the twopart frame is pressed together,

45 tion of the lubricating-ring taken parallel to as in' the position shown in Fig. 2, and for its side faces, and a cross-section of the ribbed the purposes of swinging the ring M out from shaft on which the lubricatingrollers are an under the rollers to allow the two parts of the ranged. frame to approach each other when brought The several parts of the mechanism thus together forinsertion within the journal-box. 50 illustrated are designated by letter-reference, This trippingframe Nis pivoted to the upper :00

frame part,f, at p, and the letter a designates a cam-arm arranged on the side of the said na1-box having been supplied with lubricant,

the mechanism is pressed together on its hinged connection, (the tripping-frame automatically swinging out laterally the lubricatingring from under the rollers to allow the frame parts to approach each other, as shown at Fig. 2,) and while thus positioned the mechanism is inserted within the journal-box, when by the action of the springs S the parts assume the position shown at Fig. 3. When the axle is revolved, the rollers R making a traction 613g gagement therewith through the agency of the springs S, or by any other means which will force them to contact, the rollers Rand their shaft S are actuated to turn, which moves also the lubricating-ring M, as the teeth t' of the latter on its inner edge engage with the ribsv on said rollershaft. This movement of the-ring M carries up lubricant and deposits it on theshaft S from whence it passes to the rollers R, to be delivered upon the axle A;

WhileIhave shown my invention as relating to the serrated ring M and the ribbed shaft S, combined with a tripping-frame as applied to lubricating-rollers that are forced to contact with the axle by means of springs, the operation of the ring and shaft, as I construct and arrange them, would be the same whether the rollers were forced to contact with the axle by the means shown or by a Weighted crank-arm, or by any other known means for performing the same office; hence I do notlimit my invention of the lubricating-ring, as I construct and arrange it, to cooperate with a ribbed rollershaft, to the further combination of these factors with the means for forcing the rollers to a traction contact with the axle.

As the ring M is constructed to operate in connectionwith the construction of the rolleraxle, it would perform a specific offiee whether the tripping-frame which I employ were used or some other equivalent means that would swing the bottom of the ring out laterally;

hence I do not limit my invention of the lubricating-ring,as constructed andarranged to operate in connection with the ribbed shaft of the rollers, to their further combination with the tripping-frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1 1. In a car-axle oiler, the combination,with rollers that are arranged to make a traction contact with the axle, of longitudinal ribs made on the roller-shaft between the rollers, and a ring having teeth upon its inner edge adapted to engage with the ribs on the rollershaft, with the lower part of saidring im-' mersed in lubricant in the journal-box, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with lubricating-rollers having an intermediate shaft provided with longitudinally and externally arrangedribs, of a ring arranged upon said shaft between said rollers, and having teeth upon its inner edge adapted to engage with the ribs of said shaft and to receive motion therefrom, anda tripping mechanism constructed and arranged to operate in connection with said ring, substantially as and for the purposes set .forth.

Signed at Troy, New York, this 10th day of August, 1886, in the presence of the two witnesses whose names are hereto written.

' JOHN GIBBONS. Witnesses: 1

' CHARLES S. BRINTNALL,

Gno. A. DARBY. 

